ORDER NUMBER
E-13-24
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
Section 71 Filing of a Propane Supply Agreement
between FEI and AltaGas for Revelstoke Service Area
BEFORE:
B. A. Magnan, Panel Chair
E. A. Brown, Commissioner
W. E. Royle, Commissioner
on April 18, 2024
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On March 26, 2024, pursuant to section 71 of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA), FortisBC Energy Inc. (FEI) filed with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) for acceptance of a propane supply agreement (Agreement) between FEI and AltaGas Extraction and Transmission Limited Partnership (AltaGas) for the period from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2026 (Filing);
B. By Order G-130-06 dated October 27, 2006, the BCUC approved the Rules for Natural Gas Energy Supply Contracts (Rules). The Rules are intended to facilitate the BCUC’s review of natural gas energy supply contracts pursuant to section 71 of the UCA;
C. On August 8, 2023, by letter L-42-23 the BCUC accepted the FEI Revelstoke 2023-2024 Annual Contracting Plan;
D. FEI requests that the Filing remain confidential due to its commercially sensitive nature; and
E. The BCUC reviewed the Filing and considers the acceptance of the Agreement is warranted.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 71 of the UCA and the Rules:
1. The BCUC accepts the Agreement between FEI and AltaGas as filed with the BCUC on March 26, 2024.
2. The BCUC will keep the Filing confidential until the BCUC determines otherwise as it contains commercially sensitive information.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 18th day of April 2024.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
B. A. Magnan
Commissioner